About Narratives Books

Narratives is distinguished for its publications offering strategic analyses and solutions to the challenges facing Pakistan, such as insecurity and violence, militancy, radicalism and intrastate and inter-state conflicts in Pakistan and the wider region.

Narratives pledges to expand knowledgebase on social, cultural, political and developmental themes of contemporary relevance to Pakistan and its society.

Narratives strive to offer creative and innovative publications with strengths in academic, research-based and alternative narratives.

Zahid Hassan’s compilation of Urdu short stories describing fear and terror Rising extremism has largely impacted the image of Pakistan’s society and culture abroad, particularly during the last two decades. The frequently occurring incidents of violence notwithstanding people’s behaviors and thinking patterns are also getting plagued with extremism and irrationality. Expression of consequences of violence and extremist behaviors, particularly in the forms of fear and terror, in art, music, drama, film, short stories and novels etc. is a natural phenomenon because artists and writers are too sensitive to ignore these aspects of life. Aatish-e-Rawan is a compilation of important Urdu short stories which carry such expressions. In these stories we can see glimpses of our recent past.